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Nearly 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the state, producing wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones as large as 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately one thousand residents in the southern state also faced power outages after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred calls for help across the state, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the wettest day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.